TUM Alumni Couple Xing Ye and Boson Stefan Liu

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TUM Family Special

TUM alumni Xing Ye and Boson Stefan Liu moved together from Zhejiang, China, to Munich to study at TUM. They got married there in 2017. They now live in Boston.

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01. Jul 2020

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TUM Forges Lifelong Bonds

College sets the course for your future path in life—not just professionally, but personally as well. University is where the best and most lasting friendships are formed; many students also meet their life partners there, fall in love, get married, and/or have children together, who often choose to study at TUM as well. Eight TUM Alumni couples share how they met and what TUM means to their life together.

Researchers Yasmine and Heba Aguib

“The Time We Spent Together at TUM Made Us Strong”

There are many stories one can tell about the TUM alumni Yasmine and Heba Aguib, for example, how interdisciplinary works, but also how to live out cultural exchange and bring it into international research projects in a beneficial manner.

TUM Alumni couple Herbert and Rita Thiele

8 TUM Alumni Couples Tell their Love Stories

TUM Forges Lifelong Bonds

Eight TUM Alumni couples share how they met and what TUM means to their life together.

TUM Alumni Georgios Piatidis, Athanasios Piatidis and Alexandros Piatidis (from left to right) with their fleet of construction machinery.

The Piatidises – a TUM Family

“Here We Acquired Perseverance”

The family of TUM Alumni Alexandros Piatidis has a long tradition of studying at TUM. Six family members from two generations have studied here. With their engineering knowledge, they have built up a flourishing family business in Greece.

Architect Lavinia Herzog

“I Am Interested in the Questions That Lie in between the Different Topics”

Her designs for urban open spaces allow TUM Alumna Lavinia Herzog to roam in the undefined area between nature and art. The love for architecture and design was given to her by her parents, the expertise she acquired at TUM.

Photographer Bernhard Edmaier

“My Work Is an Ongoing Expedition”

Already in school TUM Alumni Bernhard Edmaier experienced the geography’s books images as insufficient. The geologist turned his hobby into a vocation and uses his photography to show how breathtakingly beautiful inanimate nature is.

Prof. Dr. Inas Abdelaziz und Prof. Dr. Hossam Sherif mit ihrer Tochter

Medical couple Inas Abdelaziz and Hossam Sherif

“Medicine Is Our Passion”

Inas Abdelaziz and Hossam Sherif were able to advance their research work at TUM thanks to a postdoc scholarship. Despite great cultural differences, they and their German colleagues had a common goal in mind: to help people.

TUM Alumni Konstantin Lackner, Robert Schreiter, Josef Rampl and Michael Rieder celebrate the head of the family's 100th birthday.

Four TUM Alumni in one family

“Studying at TUM Must Be Great!”

The entire range of TUM: four TUM Alumni in one family, three generations and each one has studied a different subject. Once a year the family gathers around Professor Josef Rampl, who has celebrated his 100th birthday in May 2017.

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No matter where you are, you can find the TUM Community on social media. Check out the TUM Families special under the hashtags #TUMAlumniLoveStories and #TUMFamilies

Back at TUM: Stefan Michael Fiegle (back, left), Dr. Christoph Rapp (back, right), Dr. Stephanie Rapp and Prof. Dr. Robert Rapp (Image: Jooß/TUM).

A family of construction engineers

“We Belong Together”

There are many families within the TUM family that are full of TUM alumni. Just like the family of Robert Rapp, whose children followed in the footsteps of the successful construction engineer.

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TUM Alumni couple Herbert and Rita Thiele (Picture: private)

Did you fall in love with TUM too? Are your children and grandchildren also studying at TUM? Did your parents or a beloved aunt study here?

If you’d like to share your story with the TUM Community, please write to us. We look forward to hearing from you!

alumniandcareer@tum.de

Newsletters for the TUM Community

Would you like to stay informed about the latest news from your alma mater? Receive invitations to TUM Alumni events and career fairs? Get tips for your career as a doctoral candidate? Then sign up for the newsletters that suit your needs.

The various newsletters for the TUM Community are published approximately every four to six weeks and provide targeted information about selected events, offers, and content for TUM students, alumni, doctoral candidates, and postdocs. This way, you’ll always stay up to date and keep track of the diverse activities and offerings at TUM.

TUM Alumnus Chong Hock Lee, Singapore’s ambassador to Germany (Photo: Singapore Embassy)

Alumni in Politics

Since August 2023, TUM Alumnus Chong Hock Lee has served as Singapore’s ambassador to Germany. From his new office in Berlin, he has been working to ensure that scientists in Germany and Singapore can collaborate on addressing the challenges of the future.

Alumni Interview

TUM Alumna Dr. Silke Maurer, Chief Operating Officer (COO) MTU Aero Engines (Photo: Astrid Eckert/TUM)

Alumni in Leadership

TUM Alumna Dr. Silke Maurer is a manager through and through. She has held senior positions at several major companies, where she developed a knack for placing the right people in the right roles and steering processes toward success.

Alumni Interview

Olympic champion and TUM Alumnus Johannes with his two silver medals (Picture: BSD/Viesturs Lacis).

Alumni Athletes

Olympic champion and TUM Alumnus Johannes Lochner won silver medals in both the two-man and four-man bobsleigh events in 2022—both times alongside his brakeman and TUM student Florian Bauer. In this interview, he tells us how to become an Olympic champion and balance professional sports with full-time studies.

Alumni Interview

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Join us for TUM Community Friday!

Every Friday, we post your greetings to the international TUM family under the hashtag #tumcommunityfriday on the TUM Community Instagram channel. We look forward to your contribution!

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TUM Career Guide: Online now!

Now the book is available digitally – with everything you need to know for a successful application and career start.

Content on topics such as analyzing strengths and weaknesses, finding jobs, drafting a resume and cover letter, mastering interviews, and much more.

The book is also still available as a hard copy. Get your university’s official application guide at the Alumni & Career offices:

Munich: Richard-Wagner-Straße 3, 4th floor (Mon – Thu, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Garching: Boltzmannstr. 17, 3rd Floor, Room 304 (every second Tuesday and last Thursday of each month, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

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TUM Magazine

Groundbreaking research, innovative start-up ideas, inspiring alumnae and alumni – all this is offered by the new TUM Magazine.

Join three of our researchers as they develop sustainable space technologies, and gain insights into the order of the quantum world. Learn more about our renewed success in the Excellence Strategy competition run by the German federal and state governments.

Look forward to many more exciting topics!

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KontakTUM Archive

The KontakTUM Magazine was published twice a year for 20 years until 2023 in both German and English and was available in digital and print formats. Spanning around 70 pages, the alumni magazine focused on various key themes – always highlighting the individual life journeys and achievements of TUM alumni.